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Preventing Violence in Relationships


$109.00
NA27

7 hours CE
Paul A. Schewe

In Preventing Violence in Relationships contributing authors take a developmental approach to examining violence prevention in intimate relationships and families. Until recently, the study of violence prevention has focussed on reducing the incidence of assaults by strangers, despite statistics that indicate that people are twice as likely to be victimized by a friend, relative, or intimate partner. Authors view relationship violence not only as something that may be prevented at many points during the lifespan of a person but also as something that must be prevented at key points, especially during childhood, if violence is to be reduced in the future. All violence is essentially interpersonal, so the contributors to this book focus on healthy interpersonal relationships skills as the basis for preventing violence. Each chapter covers relationship violence at a different stage of life and in different relationships, from child and partner abuse through rape and elder abuse. Authors provide empirical research results as well as practical guidance for day-to-day interventions in the lives of children and adults. Researchers interested in the field of violence prevention as well as practitioners working with the victims or perpetrators of violence will find this book to be a valuable resource in their efforts.

Learning Objectives

1. Comprehend the scope of child sexual abuse, its consequences, risk factors and prevention strategies
2. Understand risks and interventions for children victimized by peers
3. Understand characteristics of dating violence, its prevalence, risk factors and prevention programs
4. Identify guidelines for developing rape prevention, risk reduction and rape avoidance interventions
5. Recognize and understand domestic violence risk factors as well as therapeutic advances and future directions for prevention

Table of Contents

• New Directions in Preventing Interpersonal Violence -Paul A. Schewe
• School-Based Child Sexual Abuse Prevention -Sandy Wurtele
• Reconceptualizing Child Sexual Abuse as a Public Health Concern -Keith Kaufman, Michelle Barber, Heather Mosher, and Megan Carter
• Interventions for Child Victims of Peer Aggression -Heidi Gazelle and Gary Ladd
• Dating Violence Education: Prevention and Early Intervention Strategies -Sarah Avery-Leaf and Michelle Cascardi
• Guidelines for Developing Rape Prevention and Risk Reduction Interventions -Paul A. Schewe
• Rape Avoidance: Self-Protection Strategies for Women -Sarah Ullman
• Fostering Men's Responsibility for Preventing Sexual Assault -Alan Berkowitz
• Recent Therapeutic Advances in the Prevention of Domestic Violence -Sabina Low, Natalie Monarch, Scott Hartman, and Howard Markman
• Violence and the Elderly: Issues for Prevention -Deborah Henderson, Jeffrey Buchanan, and Jane E. Fisher
• Evaluating Prevention Programs: The Challenges and Benefits of Measuring Outcomes -Paul A. Schewe and Larry Bennett

Pub. date 2002 304pp 7 hours CE

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